U18 World League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 张斐烽 started the match with the kick off. Jochem Meurs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龚阳海, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jochem Meurs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚阳海, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, 赵亮辰 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Jochem Meurs. Jochem Meurs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wesley Deinse during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Wesley Deinse. After some careless play in the NFC Eagles 22 defense, 江朗正 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jochem Meurs. The NFC Eagles 22 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jochem Meurs should have stopped the shot. Jochem Meurs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 赵亮辰, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Wesley Deinse hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, 赵亮辰 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 崔震森 in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jochem Meurs saved NFC Eagles 22 from getting behind. Jochem Meurs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 张斐烽 in the 32nd minute of play. Jochem Meurs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 崔震森, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jochem Meurs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 龚阳海 in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, 龚阳海 notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Jochem Meurs. Jochem Meurs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jochem Meurs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 张斐烽, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 赵亮辰 took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jochem Meurs. Jochem Meurs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by 张斐烽 in the 45th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Jochem Meurs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

In the 51st minute, 张斐烽 made a precise shot to the right of Jochem Meurs. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. When Toni van Beukering fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NFC Eagles 22's protests and gave Toni van Beukering a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute 张斐烽 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jochem Meurs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 张斐烽 might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jochem Meurs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 张斐烽 ran back to his position shaking his head. Hub Schild lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C. booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hub Schild didn't get a good kick on the ball. ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 高强坚 in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when 张斐烽 got free with Jochem Meurs in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jochem Meurs made an important save on a dangerous shot by 赵亮辰 in the 83rd minute. In the 92nd minute, 高强坚 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 龚阳海 fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C.'s protests and gave 龚阳海 a yellow card for diving instead. ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.